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Motts Run Recreation Area — Boating Conditions

Tides, water temp & weather • Spotsylvania County, VA

Boating Conditions at Motts Run Recreation Area

Current wind, air and water temperature, tide times and a 10-day forecast for Motts Run Recreation Area on Motts Run Reservoir in Spotsylvania County, Virginia. Check conditions before you launch.

Right Now

Mostly clear

☀️
Calm — good conditions to get on the water
Air Temp
72°F
Wind
6 mph
gusts 21 mph
Water Temp
81°F

Tide Times

Nearest tide station: Dahlgren, VA · ~28 mi away

SunLow 4:53 AM (0.9 ft)High 10:37 AM (1.6 ft)Low 4:43 PM (0.7 ft)High 11:11 PM (1.9 ft)
MonLow 5:48 AM (0.8 ft)High 11:39 AM (1.7 ft)Low 5:43 PM (0.7 ft)

Next Few Hours

Now
☀️
72°
1%
6 mph
1AM
71°
1%
7 mph
2AM
71°
1%
8 mph
3AM
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70°
1%
6 mph
4AM
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69°
1%
5 mph
5AM
68°
2%
4 mph

10-Day Boating Forecast

Sat, 9/19
81° / 67°
Wind 6, gusts 16 mph
5% rain
Sun, 9/20
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87° / 67°
Wind 11, gusts 24 mph
25% rain
Mon, 9/21
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78° / 64°
Wind 7, gusts 20 mph
51% rain
Tue, 9/22
🌧️
64° / 59°
Wind 9, gusts 25 mph
68% rain
Wed, 9/23
🌧️
59° / 53°
Wind 10, gusts 27 mph
62% rain
Thu, 9/24
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59° / 54°
Wind 10, gusts 26 mph
42% rain
Fri, 9/25
69° / 52°
Wind 10, gusts 22 mph
20% rain
Sat, 9/26
73° / 48°
Wind 9, gusts 22 mph
10% rain
Sun, 9/27
62° / 50°
Wind 11, gusts 23 mph
7% rain
Mon, 9/28
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59° / 54°
Wind 7, gusts 20 mph
8% rain

Weather & wave data from Open-Meteo. Tides & water temperature from NOAA CO-OPS. Conditions are estimates for trip planning — always confirm locally and check official marine forecasts before heading out.

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